Rocket Platform Features & Benefits

Combining modular design, extra-ordinary scalability, performance, integrated tools and applications, the Rocket Platform is the ideal vehicle for developing solutions for your own particular needs. Besides a full suite of Application Programming Interfaces, the Rocket provides an unmatched collection of integrated platform features:

• Event Driven data collection and processing architecture means efficient use of processing power to get the most from your hardware platform. An event based architecture means no data is lost or missed due to changes occurring between scans. This makes it ideal for use in scenarios such as the Power Utility industry where data loss is not acceptable.
• Scalable from systems of a single sensor to systems of thousands of Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs) makes the Rocket Platform ideal for applications where current needs are expected to grow. Coupled with a tiered licensing structure based on system size, the Rocket delivers an economical solution for virtually any size system.
• Modular Client Server Architecture allows you to distribute the load over multiple computing platforms. For example, front-end data collection and processing can be on a different machine than the Historian or the viewers so that data archival and viewing does not affect data collection.
• High Performance Event Processing capable of processing continuous event throughput of 20,000 events per second on a system of one million points, the Rocket delivers unparalleled data processing performance on a single computer.
• Native Historian provides historical data recording capability and features that could previously only be found in stand-alone historian systems. Imagine being able to record 10,000 events per second for weeks, months or years without needing to worry about manual data archival or retrieval. All archived data is seamlessly available to the Rocket Log Viewer and Charting applications. No longer do you need to worry about developing and maintaining a SQL Server™ or Oracle™ database and table schemas.
• Automation Engine with versatile function block based programming, scripting capability and selection of scheduled, periodic and event driven execution provides the ultimate automated processing capability and flexibility for solving complex data manipulation problems or your most troublesome integration issues.
• Configuration Tools for bulk processing support the need to manipulate large configurations with little effort in an automated manner. Rocket configuration is available through graphical user interface for visualizing the result of bulk processing, fine tuning an existing configuration or building smaller configurations. Because we understand how important your time is, the Configuration Editor supports copying and pasting to/from spreadsheets for easily transferring small or large amounts of data.
• Online Editing provides a convenient way to fine tune your system without restarting it to apply the changes. Many properties can be changed and applied while the system is operational, maximizing system uptime and minimizing the impact of maintenance activities.
• Sequence of Events records events with microsecond resolution as they occur. SOE are recorded by the high performance Native Historian which supports event throughput up to 10,000 events per second, assuring accurate and complete event records. Use the Rocket Log Viewer with its outstanding data filtering capability to drill down through all that data to find the information you need.
• Data Acquisition and Reporting through Modbus Master & Slave, OPC Client & Server and DNP Master & Slave.
• Data Viewing with Real-time Viewer, Log Viewer, Real-time and Historical Charting and a graphical HMI. All viewers can be used on the local computer or by multiple remote users simultaneously.
• Remote Access through remote desktop capability and remote viewer connectivity.
• Historical Data Logging and Viewing with the built-in high-performance Historian and Log Viewer.
• System Integration Tools such as Communication Server, Serial Analyzer, Modbus Analyzer, Configuration Batch processing and System Monitoring & Task Control.
• Hot Standby Redundancy provides the ultimate system reliability. Have two systems running in tandem with one being active and the other standing by. Automatically switch to the standby system with little to no operational impact if the active system fails.
• Network or Asset Database provides a fully integrated, high performance, object oriented database as a backbone for Network modeling. This feature allows you to develop a set of Network applications to share both SCADA data and a central real-time database.
• NERC Compliant Security makes Rocket an ideal platform for monitoring and control of critical asset equipment.
• Comprehensive API Set giving you access to all aspects of the system required to create your own seamlessly integrated application:
  * Offline & Online Configuration
   * Configuration Validation
   * Event Subscription
   * Event Generation
   * Data Override
   * System Messaging
   * Message Logging
   * Report Generation
   * Security
   * Licensing
• Application Frameworks define the architecture and data flow for data collection, processing and reporting applications so you don't have to reinvent the wheel and can get started on your development as quickly as possible.
• Software Development Kit - The Rocket SDK provides you with the resources you need to develop your own applications - full API Programmer's Guides, How To documents, tools and example code.